The program provides candidates with the knowledge of the components of career development
programs and provides them with opportunities to develop, implement and evaluate such
programs in schools.

Factors to Consider

1. Primary course to address key elements in Standard 20:

All objectives of Coun 220, Seminar in Career Development Theory, address the factors to consider for Standard
20. The objectives of this course are listed below and the key content areas that
address the factors to consider are underlined.

Coun 220:

One of its course objectives specifies that school counseling students will develop
and evaluate a career development program or intervention targeted to address the
needs of elementary and high school students. In order to meet this objective, candidates
will incorporate the development and evaluation of a career development program in
their final paper and presentation.

Objective 1: Compare and contrast major career development and decision-making theories
and models.

Objective 2: Identify social, economic, and political trends that affect career development
services in business, industry, education, agency, and private settings.

Objective 4: Develop an historical/philosophical perspective on the career counseling
field.

Objective 5: Describe effective techniques for providing educational counseling to
students and families about academic and career decisions, including the development
of career development curriculum and academic planning.

Objective 6: Identify appropriate research and evaluation methods in career development.

Objective 7: Apply ethical and legal procedures when using career development counseling
and theory.

Objective 8: Examine career counseling strategies and methods.

Objective 9: Identify the variety of computer-based and noncomputer based career resources.

Objective 10: Identify and become knowledgeable of the various assessment instruments
and techniques used in the career counseling field.

Assignments: CareerA

2. Experience with career development and counseling

Coun 220 exposes candidates to the knowledge and experience of career development
and career counseling by requiring the following activities: